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<p>Originally, I wasn’t planning to write about the art of breaking down a cocktail this week, but after hearing from @'ArcherVice', I thought this might serve as a good jumping off point to a much larger topic – food and beverage pairings. Pairing food and beverages is a big deal, be it when dating, going out with friends, hosting affairs or going to a client dinner. Although I am partial to the idea of “Drink what you like”, when I am out, I try and choose my drinks to enhance my meal and fully enjoy what I am going to eat. The crux of pairing food and beverage is understanding the balancing act and interplay between the ingredients and their preparation. The same idea that goes into food and wine pairing also into building a cocktail. It’s also easier to discuss building flavors and pairing them when discussing something that you can tangibly see constructed and how it shapes the way we drink and, more importantly, how we pair food and beverage. </p>
<p>The easiest way to understand flavor is by just picking a bottle of something random and pouring yourself a drink to sit and sip. Can you describe what your tastings? Do is have a clean crisp flavor reminiscent of water? Is there peaty flavor? Is there a smokiness or a sweetness that stays on your palate? Does it taste herbaceous and floral or earthy and chalky? Do you get berries rolling across your tongue? Is there a creaminess to it that distinctly overpowers all of the other flavors? Does it taste sweet like sugar or more drawn out and lingering like molasses? Does it have an overbearing taste of ethanol? Can you pinpoint the basic flavors of what you are drinking? That is the first step to understanding how flavors come together in order to pair them. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-building-cocktails-and-breaking-down-flavor-profiles" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-building-cocktails-and-breaking-down-flavor-profiles#commentsA Reason to DrinkBasics of BoozeBlitzed Smashed DrunkBSD Recipe BookCocktailcrafting 101DIY Home BarF&B PairingsHair of the Doghttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/252766Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:30:00 +0000Frieds252766 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.comBlitzed Smashed and Drunk: Simple Steps to Make Cocktailshttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-simple-steps-to-make-cocktails
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<p>There is nothing better than a well-made drink. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a perfectly steeped green tea, a glass of fresh homemade iced tea or a perfectly constructed cocktail, a well-made drink always tastes better. At the bar, it is very easy to get a well-made drink; at home, that may not be the case. The art of making cocktails is something everyone can master. As a cocktail drinker, I’ve been called everything from a snob to a pain in the ass to meticulous and particular with my taste. Hell, even my local bar has a “Frieds” Button on their Bar Computer for whenever I order something that’s not in their system and they don’t want to screw around with figuring out upcharges and the like.</p>
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<p>There is something to be said about The Great American Lager. The King of Beers, except for a brief marketing ploy at the turn of the millennium, has been the title held by AB/Inbev’s own flagship beer, Budweiser since the 80s. I’m not necessarily one to disagree with the moniker for marketing purposes, but I think it’s a bit presumptuous. Is one beer really the King of Beers? Is it worth all the hype? Don’t get me wrong, I think Budweiser does a great job with marketing and has many memorable commercial spots, but I don’t think they are the be all, end all. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-the-great-american-lager" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-the-great-american-lager#commentsA Reason to DrinkAlcoholbeerBeer Style GuideBlitzed Smashed DrunkBoozeBSDHair of the Doghung overhttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/251039Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:00:39 +0000Frieds251039 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.comBlitzed, Smashed and Drunk: The Last Wordhttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-the-last-word
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<p>I thought it would be a cold day in hell before I wrote signing praise about something from Detroit. While the city may be a mess and rife with crime, the public pension totally shot, and home to sports baseball and football teams who haven’t hoisted a championship in over 50 years, it is home to a rather mysterious cocktail that appeared and quickly disappeared again, coming and going through history at the most inopportune moments. Finally, having been revived by a bartender in Seattle, The Last Word, has made its way back into the cocktail drinker’s lexicon. With its sharp, contrasting yet balanced flavors, the drink is both a simple cocktail and complex at the same time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-the-last-word" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-the-last-word#commentsA Reason to DrinkAlcoholBlitzed Smashed DrunkBoozeBSDBSD Recipe BookCocktailcrafting 101Hair of the Doghung overhttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/250184Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:30:05 +0000Frieds250184 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.comBlitzed Smashed and Drunk: A Guide to My Favorite Fall Beershttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-a-guide-to-my-favorite-fall-beers
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<p>Now that the fall is “officially” here since Labor Day has passed us by, and much to my disdain of Season Creep, fall beers have officially been stocked in so many beer stores around the US. In honor of the fall drinking season, I wanted to discuss my favorite beers of the fall. Just to be up front, the Beer Universe is a pretty big place. I’ve been fortunate to try a lot of stuff and the beer stores near me are well stocked with amazing beers and brands to try. That said, unlike Liquor, where the distribution lines are pretty wide spread and it’s easier to sell without hassle, the ability to sell non-“tap room only” beer depends a whole lot more on licensure and being properly registered with a given state.</p>
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<p>Labor Day marks the end of the “Summer Season”. No more white after Labor Day. The Seersucker Suit gets put back in the closet. We may still have an Indian summer to prolong the warmth and feel of the summer before slowly easing us into the fall. The start of the NFL Season is right around the corner and the first game of College Football’s Saturday Game Day is Penn State vs. UCF at 8:30 AM EST. Fantasy Football drafts almost done for the year and Week 1 soon approaches. </p>
<p>Of course, with Labor Day fast approaching, we have a long weekend to revel in the closing days of summer. With the long weekend ahead of us it’s a perfect time to drink. In honor of that, I wanted to share some great Labor Day drink recipes to help end the summer with. </p>
<!--Break--><!--Break--><p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-cocktails-to-end-the-summer-on" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-cocktails-to-end-the-summer-on#commentsA Reason to DrinkAlcoholBlitzed Smashed DrunkBoozeBSDCocktailcrafting 101DIY Home BarSeasonal Drinkshttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/248151Sun, 31 Aug 2014 03:00:48 +0000Frieds248151 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.comBlitzed Smashed and Drunk: Season Creep, Pumpkin Beer and Boston Brewinghttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-season-creep-pumpkin-beer-and-boston-brewing
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<p>Over the last few days, I’ve noticed something in my local beer store. Maybe you guys have noticed it too. Pumpkin Beers are slowly appearing on the shelves. Pumpkin beers mean the season is changing. Except when I look out the window, read the thermometer in my car or even look at the calendar, I don’t see signs of the fall anywhere. It still feels like we’re in the height of summer. Even with it winding down and the dog days and that feeling of the late Indian summer approaching, there is nothing that says fall is in the air…. Except in the liquor stores, bodegas and breweries. Even the CSAs that I am a shareholder in haven’t started putting out the last wonderful vegetables of the summer just yet, let alone the first of the autumn growth.</p>
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<p>I’ve never been a big fan of ridiculous cocktail menus. Actually, that’s not quite true – I happen to love a ridiculously huge menu because I find them thoroughly enjoyable to peruse and really figure out what I want but I don’t like it when I’m out with a group of friends. While I tend to be that guy when ordering a drink, I find that simple is much better. I also find that knowing what kind of cocktails I’m drinking helps me pair my food choices and tempers my drinking. </p>
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<p>Flavor is everywhere. From high end dining to even a cheap bottle of Mad Dog, everything has that taste which we mentally attach to something. Everything begins with a blank slate and a clean canvas. When it comes to alcohol, there is only blank canvas. Beer and wine both have strong flavor profiles to begin with, and don’t make for a great canvas to use. Sometimes, we want don’t want added flavor in our liquors and just want to enjoy our anejo tequila or 18 Year Old Scotch after the aging process has happened. Maybe, we just want a nice bottle aged beer. Still, there are those who want more flavor in their liquor than just the notes offered from just casks or brewing.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-skittlebrau-and-the-secret-of-flavor-in-liquor" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-skittlebrau-and-the-secret-of-flavor-in-liquor#commentsBasics of BoozeBlitzed Smashed DrunkBSDDIY Home BarGin DrinkersHair of the DogHungoverNeutral Spiritshttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/245557Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:41:21 +0000Frieds245557 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.comBlitzed, Smashed and Drunk: A Beginners guide to Brewing, Distilling and Winemakinghttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-a-beginners-guide-to-brewing-distilling-and-winemaking
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<p>Making Alcohol can definitely be a labor of love. It is definitely labor intensive. It’s a time consuming process. It can be financially intensive and the economies of scale don’t always favor the small producers. It takes a long time to perfect and if you make one mistake, it can ruin everything. Just like all tradecraft, mastering the art and science behind making alcohol is time consuming. It’s not something we think of when we think about what we drink. We consider where it’s from, what it’s made of, what it tastes of and whether we like it or not. We don’t often think about how it’s made. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-a-beginners-guide-to-brewing-distilling-and-winemaking" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/blitzed-smashed-and-drunk-a-beginners-guide-to-brewing-distilling-and-winemaking#commentsAlcoholBasics of BoozeBlitzed Smashed DrunkBoozeBrewingBSDDistillingFriedsHair of the Doghung overWinemakinghttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/crss/node/244749Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:20:54 +0000Frieds244749 at http://www.wallstreetoasis.com